Shadow 121 - Death Token 03-01-37, The by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant [Grant, Maxwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Street and Smith
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

WITH the door closed behind him, The Shadow stood in the thick darkness of a narrow-walled passage. He inspected the inner knob with a flashlight; found that it was quite ordinary. The big key hole was a fake; but there were large bolts on the inside of the door. The purpose of this special entrance was obvious.

Through this door could come privileged persons who wished to see Radbard privately - provided the supercrook had told them the secret of the tricky outside knob. If Radbard wished to bar such visitors, he could do so by fastening the bolts on the inside of the door. The passage itself offered only one route inside the house. It led up a short flight of steps, then along an inner wall. It made a sharp turn and terminated with a blocking door.

The Shadow found this route with a tiny, probing flashlight. He extinguished the torch as soon as he reached the door.

Carefully, The Shadow opened the door inward. He stepped into a lighted room: Radbard’s office. The room was empty; but it was apparent that occupants would soon arrive. A lamp was glowing from Radbard’s desk. Papers were stacked there, awaiting the shipping magnate’s inspection. The big safe in back of the desk was wide open. So was the door of a small, square corner closet.

Looking across the room, The Shadow saw the door to the library. Closing the door by which he had just entered, he crossed the room and tried the far door. The Shadow peered into the library; saw that it was empty. He entered, closing the door of the office behind him.

He saw the route to the front hall, but did not take it. Instead, The Shadow sought the shelter of a deep alcove between two bookcases. Just as he blended with darkness, two men appeared from the hallway.

One, The Shadow knew, was Courtney Radbard; for he had seen the man in the past. The other was Sideling; The Shadow recognized the secretary’s bespectacled face as the frightened one that he had seen peering from a beleaguered taxicab on Tenth Avenue.

A few moments later, The Shadow learned the name of the frail man whom he once had rescued; for Radbard spoke angrily to the secretary, as the pair entered the office.

“You neglected to bolt the other door, Sideling,” stormed Radbard, referring to the back door of the office. “Keep it bolted! There is still a possibility of a visitor from that passage. I prefer to have him knock, rather than enter the office unannounced.”

With this reference to Solo Juke, Radbard sat down behind the big desk. Sidling closed the door between the office and the library.

Alone in the book-lined library, The Shadow formed prompt conclusions regarding the link that had existed between Radbard and three crooks, two of whom were dead. In past investigations, The Shadow had learned of a tie-up between criminals in Europe and America. In Radbard, he had uncovered the mastermind capable of dealing directly with Pierre Lebrunne.

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